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Independent ad agency Ignited Minds recently won the Yahoo! Big Idea Chair award and seven Belding Bowls at the 41st Annual Belding Awards sponsored by Think LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to the media, marketing and advertising industries. Named after Don Belding, the late ad executive widely recognized as the "father of West Coast advertising," the prestigious Belding Awards are the top awards competition for the Southern California advertising industry. Amid stiff competition...

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterWASHINGTON - George the robot is playing hide-and-seek with scientist Alan Schultz. George whirrs and hides behind a post until he's found. Then a bit later, he hunts for and finds Schultz hiding.If that sounds childish, consider that Schultz is working his way up to teaching the robot to play Capture the Flag.What's so impressive about robots playing children's games?For a robot to actually find a place to hide, and then hunt for its human playmate is a...